Wang, who co-founded Huayi 20 years ago as an advertising agency with elder brother Wang Zhongjun, said that the company has begun an “international chapter” in its history.

“Darwinian natural selection advocates the survival of the fittest. This applies to China which, as we begin our third decade, has seen ups and downs, the growth of private enterprise, and our arrival in the ‘movie business era’,” he said.

The company’s so-called ‘H-Plan’ for 2014/15 spans two years of production and will see 14 movies released in 2014, plus a further 18 next year.

The slate contains four U.S. movies that the company expects to be allowed to import and release. They include Johnny Depp-star vehicle “Mortdecai” from Lionsgate; Keanu Reeves-starring hit-man thriller “John Wick” from Content Films; Brad Pitt-starring “Fury” from Q.E.D.; and animation “Tibetan Rock Dog.”